YWCA asks community to stand against racism

YWCA facilitates series of events

10:24 PM,
Apr. 21, 2013

Written by

Barbara Blake

Racism is all around us, hiding in plain sight - in businesses, schools, workplaces and places of leisure.

It is seen sometimes in an overt comment or brazen ethnic slur or outright discrimination in housing or employment. More often, it manifests in a seemingly innocent "joke," a whispered comment with a roll of eyes or even an unspoken attitude of bigotry that its owner may not even realize.

Historically, racism has resulted from the combination of prejudice and power - prejudiced people using their power to take harmful actions or, through indifference, to take no action in face of ...